Linuxsecurity Multiple Vulnerabilities Discovered in libevent Affecting Ubuntu Systems
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- •Five critical vulnerabilities identified in libevent affecting multiple Ubuntu LTS versions.
- •CVE-2026-63381 poses a risk of denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
- •Immediate updates are recommended to secure affected systems.
On September 1, 2026, Ubuntu published a security notice detailing multiple vulnerabilities in the libevent library, affecting Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 24.04 LTS, and 26.04 LTS. Key issues include a use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2026-63381) that could lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution, and HTTP request smuggling (CVE-2026-63382). Additional vulnerabilities include out-of-bounds reads (CVE-2026-63383) and excessive resource consumption (CVE-2026-63384). The vulnerabilities were discovered by researchers Alexis Challande, Rajat Raghav, and Qiu Sihao, with all CVEs published on August 20, 2026. Users are urged to update their systems to mitigate these risks.
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